The city of Zeeland will recognize veterans for the sacrifices they made while serving our country with its annual Memorial Day events on Monday. Veterans from Zeeland, the surrounding area, and who may be visiting from out of town are asked to participate both in the parade and in the Memorial Day service.
The Memorial Day Parade will start at 9 a.m. on the corner of Main Avenue and Maple Street. The parade route will go west on Main, will turn south on State Street, and will then turn east on Central Avenue.
Parade participants will include the Gilbert D. Karsten American Legion Post color guard and drill team, veterans, local school bands, floats, school children, motor cycles, antique vehicles and horses.
Veterans, whether walking or whether you desire to ride in a vehicle, are asked to meet at the corner of Main and Maple so that organizers can determine an order of marching by your time in service. Arrival time for veterans should be between 8:30 a.m. and 8:50 a.m.
Veterans may march in military uniforms or in civilian clothes. Veterans who are unable to walk in the parade will be offered rides in either cars or in military vehicles.
A memorial service will be held at Zeeland Cemetery on Lincoln Avenue immediately after the parade. Veterans are asked to gather on Church Street near Lincoln after the parade for the procession into the cemetery. Chairs will be available for veterans during the service.
Veterans, family members and the public are encouraged to attend the Memorial Day service so as to remember those who served in the armed forces from wars and conflicts from the United States Civil War to the present time. During the Memorial Day service, flags will be placed on the graves of veterans by members of our local scout troops.
U.S. Navy veteran Ken Jipping will serve as Officer of the Day. The singing of our National Anthem will be led by the Zeeland High School Band under the direction of Pujan Bhattarai. Pastor Dirk Koetje from North Street Christian Reformed Church will offer the Memorial Day prayer. U.S. Army veteran Jim Donkersloot will read the roll of veterans who are buried in the Zeeland Cemetery, in national cemeteries or overseas. Donkersloot will also deliver the Memorial Day address.
A Memorial Day wreath will be laid by U.S. Army veteran Ken Post in honor of fallen servicemen and servicewomen. Following the presentation of the wreath, the Gilbert D. Karsten American Legion drill squad will fire a gun salute to honor our fallen comrades and Taps will be played. The ceremony will conclude with the singing of "God Bless America".
If it rains, only the parade will be cancelled. If the parade is cancelled, the Memorial Day service will be held at 9:30 a.m. at First Christian Reformed Church, at the corner of Cherry Avenue and Church Street.
Anyone seeking further information about the day's events may contact Parade Marshall Lynette Lam at (616) 301-5041 or zeelandfestivalsinc@gmail.com or Deputy Parade Marshall Jim Donkersloot at (616) 772-1943 (home) or (616) 772-9000 (office).
The Memorial Day Parade will start at 9 a.m. on the corner of Main Avenue and Maple Street. The parade route will go west on Main, will turn south on State Street, and will then turn east on Central Avenue.
Parade participants will include the Gilbert D. Karsten American Legion Post color guard and drill team, veterans, local school bands, floats, school children, motor cycles, antique vehicles and horses.
Veterans, whether walking or whether you desire to ride in a vehicle, are asked to meet at the corner of Main and Maple so that organizers can determine an order of marching by your time in service. Arrival time for veterans should be between 8:30 a.m. and 8:50 a.m.
Veterans may march in military uniforms or in civilian clothes. Veterans who are unable to walk in the parade will be offered rides in either cars or in military vehicles.
A memorial service will be held at Zeeland Cemetery on Lincoln Avenue immediately after the parade. Veterans are asked to gather on Church Street near Lincoln after the parade for the procession into the cemetery. Chairs will be available for veterans during the service.
Veterans, family members and the public are encouraged to attend the Memorial Day service so as to remember those who served in the armed forces from wars and conflicts from the United States Civil War to the present time. During the Memorial Day service, flags will be placed on the graves of veterans by members of our local scout troops.
U.S. Navy veteran Ken Jipping will serve as Officer of the Day. The singing of our National Anthem will be led by the Zeeland High School Band under the direction of Pujan Bhattarai. Pastor Dirk Koetje from North Street Christian Reformed Church will offer the Memorial Day prayer. U.S. Army veteran Jim Donkersloot will read the roll of veterans who are buried in the Zeeland Cemetery, in national cemeteries or overseas. Donkersloot will also deliver the Memorial Day address.
A Memorial Day wreath will be laid by U.S. Army veteran Ken Post in honor of fallen servicemen and servicewomen. Following the presentation of the wreath, the Gilbert D. Karsten American Legion drill squad will fire a gun salute to honor our fallen comrades and Taps will be played. The ceremony will conclude with the singing of "God Bless America".
If it rains, only the parade will be cancelled. If the parade is cancelled, the Memorial Day service will be held at 9:30 a.m. at First Christian Reformed Church, at the corner of Cherry Avenue and Church Street.
Anyone seeking further information about the day's events may contact Parade Marshall Lynette Lam at (616) 301-5041 or zeelandfestivalsinc@gmail.com or Deputy Parade Marshall Jim Donkersloot at (616) 772-1943 (home) or (616) 772-9000 (office).
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